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Maybe a little narrow on applicability, street yes - and any road course competition. Bob said it best -
Every time you come out of a corner, you need all the torque you can get. You're not starting out from 0, but you're often coming from 60 and heading for 150.
Since I have a lot of torque everywhere, I don't have to shift much. I use 3rd and 4th only. Every time you shift you lose time, and have the potential to upset the car. And it gives you more things to do while you're already pretty busy.
If you understand HP is just a number crunch on torque and a derived value from it, then you would understand why "no need to pay attention to HP".
CompCams axiom "build for torque and the horsepower will take care of itself"
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